HUNTINGDON, Pa. (Oct. 24) – The Saint Vincent College men's swimming team earned a 150-111 victory over Juniata College on Saturday afternoon, using a strong all-around performance that featured nine individual event victories and a sweep of both relay events.
The Bearcats opened the meet with a victory in the 200-meter medley relay, as the team of Levi Kruper-Peck, Evan Zeni, Owen Echegaray and Aidan Burnworth touched the wall in 1:51.28, narrowly edging Juniata's top relay team, which finished in 1:51.87.
Zeni followed with an individual victory in the 200-meter freestyle, finishing in 2:04.17, just ahead of Juniata's Logan Diehl (2:04.40).
Giovanni Guido led a strong showing for the Bearcats in the backstroke events, winning both the 100-meter backstroke (1:04.50) and 200-meter backstroke (2:20.52). Christopher Shilaos finished second in both events, recording times of 1:05.24 and 2:27.39, respectively. Aaron Moccaldi added a third-place finish in the 200 backstroke (2:30.61), giving Saint Vincent a sweep of the top three spots.
Michael Riely also turned in a strong performance for Saint Vincent, winning the 200-meter butterfly with a time of 2:19.90. Riely later placed third in the 200-meter individual medley (2:22.66).
Burnworth earned an individual victory in the 50-meter freestyle, touching the wall first in 24.74 seconds. Ryan Ventry followed in third place with a time of 26.46 seconds.
Kruper-Peck added two individual victories for the Bearcats, winning the 100-meter freestyle in 56.14 seconds and the 100-meter butterfly in 1:01.09. Max Huck placed second in the 100 freestyle (57.00), while Echegaray (1:02.60) and Huck (1:03.30) followed Kruper-Peck in the 100 butterfly, giving the Bearcats another sweep of the top three positions.
Saint Vincent also received strong performances from William Schauss, who placed second in both the 800-meter freestyle (9:45.54) and 400-meter freestyle (4:30.54). Landon Kirkpatrick added a runner-up finish in the 100-meter breaststroke (1:11.89), while Joe Borneman finished second in the 200-meter breaststroke (2:42.37).
The Bearcats closed out the meet with another relay victory, as Zeni, Ventry, Kruper-Peck and Burnworth combined to win the 200-meter freestyle relay in 1:41.41. Saint Vincent's second relay team of Kirkpatrick, Gabe Yant, Borneman and Echegaray placed third in 1:45.62.
The Bearcats return to action on Friday, October 30 competing in the two-day York College Invitational. The opening day of the invitational begins at 6 p.m. on Friday night in York.
